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Tornado Warning 9, NWS Melbourne, FL
NWS Melbourne, FL issued this tornado warning at Mar 24, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT for Volusia County, Florida. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 24, 2022, 12:21 PM EDT (16:21 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 24, 2022, 12:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 28 min
- Issued by
- NWS Melbourne, FL
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.0 in
County Volusia County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Cape Canaveral, FL (KXMR), launched 12:00Z, 4.4 hours before the alert went out and 64 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 254 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -34 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 947 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 153 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 4.2
The text
As transmitted.
280
WFUS52 KMLB 241621
TORMLB
FLC127-241700-
/O.NEW.KMLB.TO.W.0009.220324T1621Z-220324T1700Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1221 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Southeastern Volusia County in east central Florida...
* Until 100 PM EDT.
* At 1221 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located near Maytown, or 8 miles northeast of Geneva,
moving northeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Edgewater, Oak Hill and Bethune Beach around 1240 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include
Farmton.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2908 8089 2886 8073 2879 8093 2879 8097
2878 8097 2876 8102 2879 8106 2881 8107
2882 8108 2883 8111 2911 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1621Z 226DEG 30KT 2882 8101
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Watson2 follow-up statements
211
WWUS52 KMLB 241634
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1234 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022
FLC127-241700-
/O.CON.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220324T1700Z/
Volusia FL-
1234 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY...
At 1233 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Oak Hill, moving northeast at 35 mph. This cell
will move across I-95 shortly.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Edgewater, Bethune Beach and Apollo Beach around 1240 PM EDT.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Turtle
Mound.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile
home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and
protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 2908 8089 2886 8073 2884 8093 2883 8097
2882 8098 2882 8100 2887 8100 2891 8101
2911 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1633Z 226DEG 30KT 2889 8092
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
$$
Sedlock877
WWUS52 KMLB 241649
SVSMLB
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Melbourne FL
1249 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022
FLC127-241659-
/O.CAN.KMLB.TO.W.0009.000000T0000Z-220324T1700Z/
Volusia FL-
1249 PM EDT Thu Mar 24 2022
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL VOLUSIA COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved off of the coast.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 2908 8089 2886 8073 2884 8093 2883 8097
2882 8098 2882 8100 2887 8100 2891 8101
2911 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 1648Z 226DEG 30KT 2899 8081
$$
SedlockThe office that day
Everything else NWS Melbourne, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 10:46 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange | 44 min |
| Mar 24, 11:41 AM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Orange, Osceola | 49 min |
| Mar 24, 12:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 42 min |
| Mar 24, 12:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 2 hr | |
| Mar 24, 1:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee, Saint Lucie | 40 min |
| Mar 24, 1:09 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Brevard | 36 min |
| Mar 24, 1:43 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Indian River, Martin, Saint Lucie | 62 min |
| Mar 24, 1:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 56 min | |
| Mar 24, 2:01 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | MLB | Brevard | 89 min |
| Mar 24, 2:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | MLB | 92 min | |
| Mar 24, 3:56 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | MLB | Seminole | 19 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.